Cecilia L. Chu (University of Hong Kong)

Building Colonial Hong Kong

Speculative Development and Segregation in the City

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this engaging and extensively illustrated book, Cecilia L. Chu retells the â Hong Kong storyâ by tracing theemergence of its â speculative landscapeâ from the late nineteenth to the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Produktdetails

• Planning, History and Environment Series
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 172mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 530g
• ISBN-13: 9781032262925
• ISBN-10: 1032262923
• Artikelnr.: 69938523

Autorenporträt

Trained as an urban historian with a background in design and conservation, Cecilia L. Chu is an Associate Professor in the Division of Landscape Architecture at the University of Hong Kong

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgements.
1. Framing Colonial Urban Development.
2. A Dual City in the Making: Accumulation and Segregation in
Nineteenth-Century Victoria.
3. Combatting Nuisance: Urban Improvement and the Colonial Conundrum.
4. Remapping Forms and Norms: From 'Insanitary Properties' to Modern
Housing.
5. Constructing Enclaves: A New Era of Suburban Development.
6. The Housing Crisis and the Making of the Modern City.
Afterword: 'Old Hong Kong' and the Present City.
Abbreviations and Notes on Romanization.
Bibliography.
Index.